Busy Beach pattern UPDATE!
If you purchased the Busy Beach PDF pattern… Please note that the WEE HST in Light Green was missing from the Sea Turtle cutting chart. Please accept my apologies! 🐢❤️ Also minor updates to Sky Blue cutting charts…
July Update and a new BOM Group
It’s me, Lorna! I am back! This is wonderful news! Have you heard about the Sew Along with Sew Fresh Quilts’ Facebook page? We are hosting a monthly free BOM. The Lighthouse panel from Busy Beach is the free block for July. Please join us here on Facebook! Sew
March April Mid May SALE
It’s me, Lorna! Been a while since I blogged But this month we’re having a SALE so I thought I better let you know. All PDF’s are $10 or less for the entire month of May. So why not treat yourself for Mother’s Day? Shop Now HERE https://sewfreshquilts.com/shop I am
January and Mid February
Hello again! It’s me, Lorna! Still going strong after 13 years…. These are my Silly Asses. They were a lot of fun to make… Yeehaw!!! Hang onto your hat! These lovely ladies and handsome gentlemen made for Western Style were also a blast to work on! And just in time
Happy New Year 2026!
Happy New Year!!!! Happy New Patterns!!! Mid Century Modern Material Girls are Fat Quarter friendly. I enjoyed making my blocks using a variety of backgrounds. I can’t wait to see how they’re going to look when I get them sewn together later! These Snow Angels were so much fun to
End of November
Fall will soon be winter here…. but I finally have all my Ducks in a Row. New Pattern!!! Capybaras was a special request… and is also a New Pattern!!! Red Pandas was ALSO a special request… and resulted in these TWO New Patterns!!! Both of these, Red Pandas above and
September and MidOctober
Every time you hear from me, I mentioned how busy life has been and that I have had trouble finding the time and motivation to write any blog posts. Nothing’s changed! This fall is in full swing! We moved into this house almost eight years ago. I’ve always hated the
July and MidAugust
Last you heard from me, I mentioned how busy life has been and that I have had trouble finding the time and motivation to write any blog posts. Nothing’s changed! This summer has flown by! I have been VERY busy working on new patterns. More Cows is shown at the
May & MidJune
Last you heard from me, I mentioned how busy life has been and that I have had trouble finding the time and motivation to write any blog posts. Nothing’s changed! I was very busy outside this spring… I added to my garden along the patio. Then I tore up the
April and Easter
Last you heard from me, I mentioned how busy life has been and that I have had trouble finding the time and motivation to write any blog posts. I wrote that blogpost in March. Maybe I can try to do a monthly update? This Easter Bunnies table runner quilt design
Weiner Dog
Weiner Dog is in the mail!!! He’s heading for my niece’s home, along with a wee weiner dog stuffie. My niece and her husband are expecting their first baby! And have already been waiting a loooooong time. The quilting is my usual organic wavy lines from edge to edge, using
Spring Giveaway!!!
I don’t know about you…. but I can’t wait for SPRING! I found these pretty fat quarters last time I went fabric shopping. Perfect for 3 friends! Made this pouch one day because I wanted to use the rainbow scrap from my Noah’s Ark quilt. It’s very deeeep! Perfect for
Zoo Keeper
Introducing Zoo Keeper 1 and Zoo Keeper 2! Zoo Keeper 1 features a zebra and a giraffe. Zoo Keeper 2 features an elephant, some bananas and a few cheeky monkeys. Both of these are backed in a cozy minky that inspired me to design these zoo animals. Planning on donating
Book Shelf Cats
Happy little kittens on a book shelf. This sweet make reminds me a lot of my first quilt, designed with my daughter in mind. She loved cats and she loved reading. And still does! She will be graduating from university this spring and will be a physical education teacher! I
Bookkeeper Quilt
Bookkeeper is my first finish for 2024!!! And we have snow for a bright white background. I decided to make a narrower bookshelf for the backing. I used a bit of improvisation and made the Good Book on the top shelf. I adore the cool blues and greens used for
Cats in Hats
Thank you so much for joining me in celebrating over ten years of Sew Fresh Quilts! My very first blog post was on December 24th of 2012, back when I used blogger here ❄️ Even after all this time, quilting still gives me a lot of satisfaction. And I am
Cozy Dogs
This quilt is my second last finish for the year. This is Cozy Dogs, featuring dogs lounging on comfy chairs. My chairs feature festive forest birds of winter. I chose dog fabrics from my neutral scrap buckets. My favourite of all the poses is this one with his paw hanging
Cats in Hats
The snow is here, so this quilt top gets a late night indoor photo shoot! Oh SNOW!!! ❄️ These little kittens have lost their mittens! This is Cats in Hats. These cute little cats were so much fun to make. Beginning with raiding my scraps buckets to choose fabrics for
Cats in Boxes
The snow is here now, but these photos were taken late in the fall! Oh SNOW!!! ❄️ This is Cats in Boxes. These cute little cats are doing what cats do. If I fits…. I sits! I had enough of this print remaining after using it to back the Dog
Dog Daze
The Dog Days of Summer are long gone, as we are full on into dall here now. This quilt is called Dog Daze and features four different styles of dogs. Their faces are basically the same, but their ears and neck lengths vary. The front fabrics are all neutrals –
